Would it be really odd to go to a performance at a school you have no connection to?

[Holtome]

My local secondary has a bit banner up advertising a performance of one of my favourite musicals.

Presumably they're advertising because they want to sell tickets, but would it be odd for someone who knows no children or staff at the school to go?

Also, will it be a reasonably entertaining evening or are these things usually dreadful, unless you're all proud of your DS/DD in the lead?

My elderly neighbours go to the summer and Christmas shows at the local school, I don’t see why that’s odd.

The quality of the show isn’t going to be something anyone on here can advise on as it’ll be entirely dependent on the school/staff/kids.

The ones here are excellent as the teacher who organises them has a background in theatre and the school drama group is very highly rated.

If they’re advertising it to the general public, I don’t see the problem. Tickets are likely to be cheap, so not much to lose if you don’t enjoy it.

I'd go- why not?

Our school has a lovely and very strong Drama department We have locals who come along without any other connection to the school. I can say as a parent I am delighted that it attracts interest!

My DDs school advertises to the cast family before a public release. There are sometomes Scouts from local drama/dance schools etc.

They often arent the full Musicals btw... there are Schools versions.

It won't look odd, as no one would know from looking that you didn't have a child/grandchild at the school.

Would it be entertaining? No, I can't imagine it would be. I dread going to these things even as a parent as they are so boring.

Not odd at all! It's a public advert.

I went to a performance of Little Shop of Horror performed by a secondary school in Woking.
I don't live in Woking.
It was held in the town theatre and open to the public.
It was fantastic and very professionally done.

I used to work in a school and tickets were often offered to local people/organisations. Its great for the pupils to.perform to a full audience, go for it!!

I went with a friend to the one her son's school was doing about 7 or 8 years ago (he was stage crew not acting). Overall it wasn't great but the lead female acted everyone else off the stage. She's in the ensemble in a major West End musical now. So you never know.

Not odd to go at all especially if they are advertising.
It may be an abridged version or sometimes with content a "teen" version eg a local school did everyone's talking about jamie but it was adapted slightly
Standard - who knows! The dd school has some amazingly talented children and their productions are fantastic. And I say that from the perspective of seeing more than dd who was a background person
If its really terrible just leave at the interval

If they didn't want you to come, they wouldn't have hung the banner out.
Go.

Def go, the musicals our local schools put on would honestly give broadway a good run for their money. They will be delighted with the support.

Certainly people with no children or grandchildren at my school used to attend our school musicals.

I once got recognised outside the church by an elderly couple who’d seen my (clearly memorably heartrending) Nancy in Oliver!😀

It is a joy to watch your own child performing. It is torture to sit through everyone else’s children’s performances.

The OP was referring to a secondary school performance though.
Those usually have performers who are very talented - not the entire class where everyone gets one line each.

I’m afraid I feel the same even at secondary school level! Of course they are the most talented performers in their class or year, but that doesn’t mean they are necessarily objectively good or that the production will be.

Well as i said above the one I went to was very a professional performance (as good as an adult amateur show).

I couldn’t think of anything worse; but I’m sure the school will be grateful for the ticket sales!

Our school did an outstanding Les Mis and I know people who went who did not have children at the school.

No problem at all with this. Schools are part of the community and they would love to feel appreciated by local people who just want to go along and enjoy the show!